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so the television program featuring joe biden only needs 2700 more signatures. and now the question becomes will this new threshold discourage the voiceless from adding their very important petition to the list on the website? will we no longer see petitions like bring back 3 ddoritos or consolidate the department of defense and the census bureau into a single department of
so the television program featuring joe biden only needs 2700 more signatures. and now the question becomes will this new threshold discourage the voiceless from adding their very important petition to the list on the website? will we no longer see petitions like bring back 3 ddoritos or consolidate the department of defense and the census bureau into a single department of
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on same sex marriage because it didn't seem -- there was no precise trigger other than joe biden going on a national t.v. show. so many things began to accelerate. there is a tipping point that makes it harder to oppose some of these proposals that i think you and i have been supporting for a long time but suddenly the opposition finds itself in a very awkward position and things begin to happen. >> follow eliot spitzer on the twitter@elliottspitzer. i was at the news conference on monday where the president said basically his message was: we are the united states of america. we are not a deadbeat nation. we have to pay our bills. is he winning this debt ceiling battle? i know you have written about this on slate. >> i think he is winning intel correct annually and emotional and probably politically with the public but it remains to be seen what congress is going to do. we haven't seen a lot of engagement with congress yet. the debt ceiling somewhere between february 15th and the end of february, early march. we don't know quite exactly where it will be. we don't know whether john boeh
on same sex marriage because it didn't seem -- there was no precise trigger other than joe biden going on a national t.v. show. so many things began to accelerate. there is a tipping point that makes it harder to oppose some of these proposals that i think you and i have been supporting for a long time but suddenly the opposition finds itself in a very awkward position and things begin to happen. >> follow eliot spitzer on the twitter@elliottspitzer. i was at the news conference on monday...
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i love joe biden but not quite as much as jennifer does. someone is always in our war room. check us out on current.com/war room. have a great night, have a wonderful weekend and tun in to our inauguration coverage on monday. [ ♪ music ] >> welcome to "the young turks," i'm the other half of the largest online news show in the world, and tonight i'm here to show you why. yes, it's go time, but it is also my time. [ ♪ theme music ] >> on today's show we have some very important topics, but one of the most important topics is the assault on women's rights and reproductive rights. now it's the 40th anniversary of roe v. wade, and the republicans have a very perverse way of showinshowingshowing it. throughout the show to help me talk about these issues is michael shure, our epic politics man, and also michael hastings, thank you for joining us, gentlemen. >> of course, thank you for having me. >> of course. >> before we get to our conversation let me tell you what the issue is today with reproductive rights. we're seeing stories and reports from the national advocates of pre
i love joe biden but not quite as much as jennifer does. someone is always in our war room. check us out on current.com/war room. have a great night, have a wonderful weekend and tun in to our inauguration coverage on monday. [ ♪ music ] >> welcome to "the young turks," i'm the other half of the largest online news show in the world, and tonight i'm here to show you why. yes, it's go time, but it is also my time. [ ♪ theme music ] >> on today's show we have some very...
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biden heads. there are many steps in the right direction. starting with the executive orders. but the real the crux of the matter is the universal background checks. this is so common sense. it doesn't make any sense that anybody would be opposed to it. as you mentioned in the intro i just got back yesterday from spending time with newtown families. we were very privileged to be invited, roxanne who lost her daughter the same time i was shot and gabriel giffords was shot, to see her speak to families who are just starting this horrible road of grief that no parent should have to go through. it puts a human face on these statisticses that we keep throwing out. >> john: indeed. and i think that that's what is guiding the president through this proposed legislation. but i want to get back to john with the politics. if the senate pass this is package, and then the house kills it, what do you think happens next? and can the democrats benefit long-term if the house republicans demolish this potential le
biden heads. there are many steps in the right direction. starting with the executive orders. but the real the crux of the matter is the universal background checks. this is so common sense. it doesn't make any sense that anybody would be opposed to it. as you mentioned in the intro i just got back yesterday from spending time with newtown families. we were very privileged to be invited, roxanne who lost her daughter the same time i was shot and gabriel giffords was shot, to see her speak to...
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and using joe biden to run the task force is like hiring osama bin laden to take care of our children. [ applause ] >> wow. >> stephanie: also herp derp -- >> stephanie: ermahgerd. >> oh we're going to down that rat hole again. >> stephanie: that's right. jim in florida you are on the "stephanie miller show." go ahead. >> caller: hi, stephanie. first off i think ted nugent would be able to recognize psychotic behavior. >> stephanie: yes. >> caller: yes he lives it. and have you heard about the new nra free download app for your iphone. it's a shooter where the targets are coffin shaped. >> they just released it. >> caller: yes. >> stephanie: wait a minute, i am confused you are shooting at coffins? >> caller: yes, the targets are coffin shaped. >> and you get to choose various assault rifles. >> stephanie: oh, okay. >> caller: yes and what i find most disturbing about that is not that the nra is full of gun-nut crazies, i mean we know that's their leadership and it's not that they have target practice, because we expect that. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: what disturbs me the most ab
and using joe biden to run the task force is like hiring osama bin laden to take care of our children. [ applause ] >> wow. >> stephanie: also herp derp -- >> stephanie: ermahgerd. >> oh we're going to down that rat hole again. >> stephanie: that's right. jim in florida you are on the "stephanie miller show." go ahead. >> caller: hi, stephanie. first off i think ted nugent would be able to recognize psychotic behavior. >> stephanie: yes....
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joe biden. >> i have no illusions of how the hard is in front of us. >> stephanie: yep. didra, hi didra. >> caller: hi, guess who is going to be in indianapolis on saturday night. >> stephanie: yay! >> caller: sadly the marine colonel who voted for your father won't be with me. >> stephanie: well, tell him thing for the votes. >> caller: i was listening to the president yesterday, and the most poignant moment was when he spoke about the little girl -- >> stephanie: oh yes. >> caller: and where is momma grizzly on this. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: we should fire him the comedian, yeah. where is she? >> stephanie: yeah. very selective in their outrage. bb in chicago. >> caller: hi jim, stephanie, chris. i'm calling in regard to road flair mary. ordinarily, i understand it's entertaining in a self deprecating kind of way, but the last couple of calls have been dripping with meanness and hatred for african-americans like me. it's becoming a hard listen. >> stephanie: i know. she called today, we were afraid we were kind of jumping the mary show, so i didn't let her throug
joe biden. >> i have no illusions of how the hard is in front of us. >> stephanie: yep. didra, hi didra. >> caller: hi, guess who is going to be in indianapolis on saturday night. >> stephanie: yay! >> caller: sadly the marine colonel who voted for your father won't be with me. >> stephanie: well, tell him thing for the votes. >> caller: i was listening to the president yesterday, and the most poignant moment was when he spoke about the little girl --...
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joe biden's task force will likely propose a ban on high-capacity clips and on assault weapons but majority leader harry reid says something like that might pass the senate but he doubts it has any chance of passing the house. state governors though are making some progress on new gun laws. new york's andrew cuomo and other lawmakers from the state reached a deal yesterday on a range of new gun laws including banning assault weapons and preventing mentally ill people from buying firearms. the assembly will bring that package to a vote today and it is expected to pass. more bill is coming up after the break. we would love to hear from you in our chat room. join us there at current.com/billpress. right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with the
joe biden's task force will likely propose a ban on high-capacity clips and on assault weapons but majority leader harry reid says something like that might pass the senate but he doubts it has any chance of passing the house. state governors though are making some progress on new gun laws. new york's andrew cuomo and other lawmakers from the state reached a deal yesterday on a range of new gun laws including banning assault weapons and preventing mentally ill people from buying firearms. the...
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. >> caller: not that he's going to enact them all but that's part of what joe biden did. and also he said that -- he said that if you have a policeman at a school, they would have a pistol. they wouldn't even have a glock. i don't know what that is but they wouldn't have one. you know what policemen use. all a shooter would have to do is get across the street with an assault weapon and shoot him. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: then come in the school. right? so what protection is that against an assault weapon? >> stephanie: yep. you know, it's interesting. she was talking about so and so is a hunter. i heard ed schultz say, he's a hunter. he said that last night. everybody knows i've been a hunter. i'm sick of having to state your props on guns to have the debate. it really shouldn't necessarily be relevant. you have no credibility -- >> unless you use guns all the time. >> stephanie: right. exactly. i've gone on record as saying i'm entirely too spazy. i don't know how i got that. this scratch here. this bruise here. don't know. spazy. >> how can you aim if you're cryin
. >> caller: not that he's going to enact them all but that's part of what joe biden did. and also he said that -- he said that if you have a policeman at a school, they would have a pistol. they wouldn't even have a glock. i don't know what that is but they wouldn't have one. you know what policemen use. all a shooter would have to do is get across the street with an assault weapon and shoot him. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: then come in the school. right? so what...
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today vice president joe biden said the administration will continue to make gun safety a priority. >> i know you've come to talk about a broad range of very important, challenging issues that are facing each of your cities and towns. as important as they all are today we have a more urgent and immediate call. that is how to deal with the epidemic of gun violence in america. >> jennifer: so even though the public is behind gun safety measures broadly there is still this little matter of getting legislation through congress. now house republicans are girding for a fight as you can tell and they very well might win. they do control the house after all. even if reasonable republicans support pragmatic gun measures when those reasonable republicans stay quiet the extremists speak for the party. here's, for example representative stockman who is responding to the president's press conference. >> if he thinks his bills are good his law is good, then he should go through congress. not just issue it. he's not a king. even using children reminds me of saddam hussein when he uses kids. >> jenni
today vice president joe biden said the administration will continue to make gun safety a priority. >> i know you've come to talk about a broad range of very important, challenging issues that are facing each of your cities and towns. as important as they all are today we have a more urgent and immediate call. that is how to deal with the epidemic of gun violence in america. >> jennifer: so even though the public is behind gun safety measures broadly there is still this little...